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unusual facts about Bank Hall



Abbey Cwmhir Hall

In 1837, Francis Philips (1771–1850) J.P., D.L., of Bank Hall, Lancashire, purchased the Abbeycwmhir estate which had fallen into a state of disrepair.

Bank Hall Action Group

The Friends of Bank Hall is the new charitable name for the former Bank Hall Action Group who are a voluntary group which aims to raise public awareness and secure the future restoration of Bank Hall, a Jacobean mansion house and gardens, near the banks of the River Douglas, in Bretherton, Lancashire.

Birkdale Palace Hotel

What's Good for the Goose, starring Norman Wisdom, and The Haunted House of Horror (which was also filmed at the nearby Bank Hall in Bretherton), were both filmed at the hotel, with most of the indoor scenes in What's Good for the Goose making use of the hotel's public areas.


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Bank Hall Action Group

The first meeting of the Bank Hall Action Group was held on 26 July 1995 at The De Trafford Arms public house in Croston.